, 1887-01-28
OBSTINATE.

Ndliut ulfQ u was Win NtfhluE ntff y url
Il evenings at various farmhouses where he OBJ
tained temporary employment. that he learned
the traditions and the stories Of the country. one
day he sent to a paper published at Graft n it'll,
story. admirably conceived and told. but literally
full Of misspclling 1t was read, and the author
requested 10 visit the newspaper onicr. In nm
swer to the request a thin and pallid little PEASANT
made his appearance. Great was everybody's as
constituent Much interest was felt in this tx
traordinary author, and arrangements wcr, made
10 give him an education. lie spent In couse-
qucnce two years at school; and during the
twenty years that have since elapsed Rosegger
has been one OF the most remarkable and most
popular Of Austrian writers.-Ie Figarol
YES, " said Flori.
NO said Brona.
And once more l say. yes" said the
young man, frowning as he spoke.
And once more l say, no., = responded
the young girl, lowering her eyes.
Then you must be one of those
women who always make n point of say
ing No, when a man says Yes. And
you pretend that you love me. You
want to he with me through joy and
sorrow, as the priest says
He has not said it YETI
And do you want to get into the
habit of pulling your own way in every
thingf Welli-a nice hitch that would
make. You do not love me ut all! Good
by-and good-by foreveri''
She threw her arms around his neck,
and chung TO him; he strove to push her
away from him. but she would not let
him loose, and she cried out:
"Open my breast and look ut my
heart l have nothing there but you
only you'll can say nothing more"
al don't want To hear xprIa. want
to See actions. Prove TO me oncc-just
once-what you have been telling me at
least "A thousand times,"
"lf you could only understand, my
Florii' she answered and her eyes seemed
to become larger-'if you could only I'M
derstand, | would say yes quick enough
what difference could that maker You
o me; what does everything else mat
ter!-without you, | am nothing now.
But if you rivet yourself to me to-day by
IA chain of iron; tomorrow, perhaps,
your life and your happiness will no
longer be your own
They will belong to you, l will
marry you.'
You will marry me-yes, i believe
you will. But will it be for love or from
necessity | want to know you are act
ing Of your own free will when you take
my hand before the altar
That will do, Brona, Everybody is
betrothed fifteen days before the we'd
ding. and the pledge is rs binding as the
blessed stole itself 10 those who arc non
est. Now, Brona, | pledge myself this
day to marry you
And you actually think you will be-
able to marry in two weeks from today
Il should like to know ssho is going 10
prevent me"
"Who is going 10 prevent your The
emperor
The emperor"
You ARE 81 years old, and you may
be drawn in the conscription three weeks
from now.
What are you talking about, Bronx:
You know | um an only son; my parents
are old and broken down; the farm IL a
very large one. 1 shall not have to serve
at all"
you will not have To become Il sol
der exclaimed the young girl with Il
cry of joy.
No, no! no! And now again let me
ask You, when Is the wedding 10 come
orr
Shc did not answer. But when she
left the wood, dazzlcd 10y that great af-
ternoon sun Of June. She had said yea"
oL S.L,al A.,
voai,,tas, c,rn'a'' j., n~ - u,
lad nnn. l.,on ~, anI .tsa"N iL',
tower of his farm. Only the weight Of
his seventy years had been able to bend
him. but he had beer hunbled by their
FL, 81 ~ In.I 'a",uIhNI.
L. N a,o''" ."iih a'.S IL,
,I a.ar"Ii". ' IL ., ' WV -, nv
yr,a III. ,ynrtby rnn,nanion sI,a had
I.cu ,,y,rtv H., f,r,r rna,s - ana whan
,hay ,v.rn r,,rr;aJ HI Lad caYo1 vii
for her had hrnucht hrr nm from n child
md loved her nc n woman
NM, il ,vns ain. ,bnt u,,. ,,au, tba
man and bo tho cb,ld l., Lod ,,l,or ,ho
nI1 enr,no, , ,ary Ior, ,;,no Ia undar-
.tan1 hat uo v.;l ~ III ,.ie, lad H.,
COM. strnu,, hv c,,n,r;s,n ,r;,L hi.
oyyr. ,h,, sh. h,1 L.,rraI 10Th ,n ,hi,L
and Ia act ns IA. did, peonI. said ,bnt
they OWNED n mood da,l of mopcv SOM
even said that money owned them En-.
vions ,..,,Ic az ,,n,r.. s,ch na owls, in
ali nor,a ~ ,h. would
Tbn nld cnunle had magyar d,re harm, IN
any ana. hnt tLcv had mo- bsart. nnnanf
,La, hear, which H. so mrcb ,rooI in
,ho ,rorlJ nnd 40 mrch oriI l,iavris,
The birth of thor son unrh, tn hayc
cb,re,.I ,hc,u - Tt,Io. hn, !, .os tno
Ia,e ,b.ir f~nol;nss h.d h,an dr;aJ ~,
Thav onlv falt ,he inv of ;ntar.s, ,l,av
neither knnw how ~ love him nor ,o
maxi themselves Ioyod hv him mo